[going to work hard on just thinking about being terrified here, because if you stop being terrified you might have room for other feelings, like pity, and you have a matesprit and he has a moirail, which means that would just be even more awkward on top of an already uncomfortable situation]

I, uh, won't tell anyone, Karkat.

N-not even, just because, you threatened me. I don't, uh, want to make, anything bad, happen to you.